April 2011
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Post #500
Hello, whoever you are! My name is Andrew. I’m 20 years old, Taiwanese-American, a student at Swarthmore College planning to graduate in 2012. I study linguistics, foreign languages, and religion, and have a penchant for burdening myself academically beyond what is considered physically or mentally healthy. I enjoy photography, singing and making music, and discovering new ideas. I tend to...
Apr 20th
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Les juges integrès
Why do we live in a society whose justice system is built upon condemnation instead of pardon? The question being, of course, not why we as individuals choose to live in such a society, but rather why we support it.
Apr 18th
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Apr 15th
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“Paris est un vrai trompe-l’oeil, un superbe décor habité par quatre...”
– Albert Camus, La Chute
Apr 14th
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Biologos: Design in Nature (part 3) →
“The biblical concept of wisdom is very different from the modern one. If we use the term almost entirely of intellectual analysis and problem solving, the Bible thinks of it more as a practical ability to see what needs to be done after understanding the real inwardness of a situation. … The term ‘understanding’ is almost equivalent to wisdom. It is not just common sense, it is...
Apr 13th
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Apr 13th
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Apr 13th
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ScriptFrenzy 2011 →
Ah, nothing like channeling my inner angry child into a livid altercation scene complete with oaths, insults, and tons of snark. I’m doing ScriptFrenzy! You should, too.
Apr 12th
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“失敗是成功之母.”
– To keep in mind.
Apr 7th
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Apr 7th
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The Trophy Shot →
A look inside the horrifying and saddening tradition behind the “Kill Team.”
Apr 3rd
March 2011
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Mar 29th
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Mar 29th
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Mar 28th
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Why Koreans Hate Cilantro →
Spot on! I’ve noticed that many of my Korean/-American friends hold a special distaste for cilantro (come on, what is a Chipotle burrito without cilantro lime rice?), and sometimes parsley, too. Now I understand why.
Mar 28th
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50 Unexplainable Black and White Photos →
Offbeat. Also hilarious!
Mar 23rd
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Mar 16th
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“I figured out long ago that there are only a few people in our lives that we will never fail to stay in touch with; it would just never cross our mind to leave them out of the loop. Everyone else comes and goes from our presence, in and out of our thoughts, sometimes drawn to the forefront arbitrarily, but usually simply hanging around in the Cloud somewhere. And by everyone else, I really...
Mar 15th
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Mar 15th
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Mar 13th
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WatchWatch
The Incredible Adventures of Fusion Man (2009), one of the 5 short films against homophobia. Sorry, the dialogue in this video completely in French, so you may not understand. However, I’m posting it because I found it humorous and silly, yet very touching all the same. And I am surprised and impressed that this media project to counter prejudice and homophobia via art and film was...
Mar 13th
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World Vision: Disaster Response Fund →
Right after I bought my favorite band’s new album, I donated twice as much toward relief efforts in Japan. Great job, Andrew; give yourself a pat on the back. But keep praying.
Mar 12th
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Mar 12th
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YouTube's Greatest Adventure: A Lost Roll of Film... →
The American Amelie! This is such a great story; if one day I ever find a lost roll of film, I’m going to do this, too.
Mar 10th
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Words that are difficult to translate into English →
Including tartle, a Scottish word for the feeling you get when you’re introducing people but can’t recall someone’s name.
Mar 9th
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Mar 9th
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Mar 1st
February 2011
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Nycthemeron
Nyc*the”me*ron, n. The natural day and night, or space of twenty-four hours.
Feb 28th
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Feb 27th
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Feb 27th
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Feb 27th
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What's Happening in Libya Explained →
wallacefennel-: Read this. Take a second to stop looking at all the pretty pictures on your dash or reblogging all of the fun memes and read about what is happening. Just read it. People need to know what is happening before they can help, and the more people that know the better. There could be something you could do, or there could be something someone you know could do. Maybe one of your...
Feb 23rd
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Feb 23rd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 20th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 19th
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“On ne découvre pas de terre nouvelle sans consentir à perdre de vue, d’abord et...”
– André Gide, « Les faux-monnayeurs »
Feb 17th
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“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how...”
– Eleanor Roosevelt (via quote-book) Haha that’s good to know.
Feb 16th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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French slang of the day
fadasse (familiar) /fadas/ adjective tasteless, drab, dull.
Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
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Feb 6th
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PopTech : Popcasts : K. David Harrison - PopTech... →
David Harrison at PopTech, on language loss and the efforts to revitalize endangered languages.
Feb 4th
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 3rd
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Hey Night Owls, Check This Out →
justinheadlines: “During the day, computer screens look good—they’re designed to look like the sun. But, at 9PM, 10PM, or 3AM, you probably shouldn’t be looking at the sun. F.lux fixes this: it makes the color of your computer’s display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.” My mom’s Macbook does something like this automatically- the screen dims when...
Feb 1st